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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
LANGSTON CONVICTED.

A special to Saturdays Lynch
burg Adcdnce from Petersburg,
stated that Frank NJ. LangstOn,
son OF Professor John NJ. Langs.
ton, charged with murder, was
then on trial, and that the jury
failing to agree, had been sent
back to their room.
The trial was brought to an end
Saturday night by verdict of
murder IN the second degree and a
sentence of eight years in the
penitentiary. The jury had four
times reported an agreement as
impossible, but finally under plain
instructions from the court, they
rendered a compromise verdict.
1t is said that the jury at first
stood five for hanging, one for
eighteen years IN the penitentiary,
and six, (the colored members) for
light imprisonment. Sentence
was suspended at the request of
Langston's counsel to give time to
consult with the prisoners parents
and determine whether to submit a
motion for a new trial.
The trial was begun on the lst
of August.
The court met again at 1890
o'clock, and counsel for Langston
stated that after due deliberation
and consultation with his parents
they had decided not to make any
motion for q new trial. The pris-
oner was then sentenced by the
court.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
A Memphis Young Lady Drowned In Cow
pasture River.

MILLBoRo', Va, August ga
most distressing accident, resulting
in the drowning of MISS ANNE
Avent, a most attractive and love-
able young lady, of Memphis,
Tenn, occurred about 4 o'clock
this afternoon in the COwpasture
river, about seven miles from this
place and near NimrOd Hall. 1t
seems that about two dozen ladies'
were taking their customary bath
in the river. Several OF them
Joined hands, attempting to cross
where the current was especially
swift stronger than they had any
idea. When they got near the
middle of the stream the velocity
of the current was so great that it
swept the feet from under Miss
Avent, Mrs. Val Rucker, of Amherst,
Va, and Mrs. Mullen, of Lynchburg.
The latter two, after having sunk
several times, were rescued by the
diligent efforts of several gentle.
men, who were fortunately in call
ing distance, but Miss Avent had
foated out of their reach. Her
body was found about two hun.
dred yards down the river, lodged
between two large rocks. DIR.
NiokalI IF fhia nlacn waQ i'm.
mediately summoned, and succeed
ed in resuscitating Mrs. Rucker
and Mrs. Mullen, but Miss Avent
was beyond human aid. Miss
Avent was a granddaughter of
DIR. McRae, a prominent physician
of Memphis (lately deceased), and
a niece of Captain g. W. McRae,
of the same city, with whose family
she was visiting the mountains of
Virginia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
RIOtOus Proceedings al a Campaigning

ONANCOCK, VA, Aug. lj.-Fully
five thousand colOred people at
tended the African Methodist camp
meeting, which began near Oman
cock yesterday, coming from all
parts of the Eastern Shore Of Viz
ginia and many from Maryland
Free fights occurred of and on dur.
ing the day, in which many were
knocked down with clubs, and the
preacher had to 90 down from the
stand several times TO restore order.
AS night came on the disturbances
increased in number, and John
Bayly, a notorious colOred desper-
ado in these parts, attempted to
carry a keg Of whisky into the
preachers tent, when he was stop.
ped by Jim White, also colOred,
with whom he got involved in u
row. Bayly stabbed White several
times in the face and body, infilct-
inc dangerous wounds.
The widest excitement prevailed
among the worshippers. Religious
services were suspended for a time.
Women and children screamed,
some tainted, and many fed to the
woods, where they remained all
night. The special colored police
attempted to arrest Bayly, but he
successfully defed them, and made
his escape on the south-bound ex-
press to Norfolk. In spite of the
fact that prohibition prevails here,
all the disturbances were caused
by means of whisky, which is freely
sold down IN the woods on the sly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
The Indian War.

CHICAGO, August ga special
from Rowlins, Wyoming, says: A
messenger has Just arrived from
White River, Colorado, who reports
about $50 Utes are fighting at Bea.
yer Creek, fifteen miles from Meek
er. Families are rushing into Meek
err and more Indians are coming
The country Is all on fire below
Mecker, between White and Bear
rivers. Mr.. Golden, the messen
ger, is trustworthy. One hundred
mounted men are ready and Will
march on the Utes. Women are
making bandages and the town is
thoroughly excited.
A special dispatch from Grand
Junction, Col, says: The manager
OF the Philadelphia Cattle Company
came in yesterday from Calirow's
Camp to the United Reservation
below Rangely. The Indians forced
his party back and drove them be-
tore them at full speed. Dreckel
Rath and other cattle men are rid
ing day and night gathering up
their cattle and hurrying them from
the White River range. All the
settlers in that locality have been
warned by white couriers to look
out, and they are abandoning ev
erything to get away before the In
dams can arrive from the reserva
ton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
CROSSING NIAGARA ON A BICYCLE.
A FEARFUL FEAT WITNESSED BY
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

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NIAGARA FALLS, N. V, August
14.-Ten thousand people came
here on excursion trains this after
noon to witness two events of un'
usual interest which had been
promised. AlphOnse King, the
water walking Frenchman who tip
ped over in his golden slippers in
the boiling waters a few months
ago, had said he would ride a water
bicycle across the river, and Prof
j. Il. DeLeOn had announced that
he would walk Steve Peers seven
eighth of an inch steel cable, 9OC
feet long, suspended 200 feet over
the deadly whirlpool rapids.
A WONDERFUL MACHINE.
At twenty-seyen minutes to five
o'clock King mounted his water BIZ
cycle, which turned out to be quite
a wonderful machine. All the ele-
ments of the land wheel were pres
ent, only that the big wheel had
water paddles attached to its tire,
and was kept on the surface by two
long torpedo shaped floats of sheet
iron. King wore a dress suit and
silk hat, his only protection from
the waves beng rubber leggings.
The Samese princes were present
and witnessed the start, but declin-
ed to enter the big boat pulled by
Tom COnroy, the river guide, in
which were seated half a dozen re-
porters and Cooper Graham, of
whirlpool fame.
A FEARFUL SITUATION.
Superintendent Welch would not
allow the start to be made from the
reservation dock, SO the bicycle was
lowed to a point on the American
bank, directly under the new sus.
pension bridge. King pulled out
until he struck the down current and
then took a diagonal course. The
bicycle rolled considerably when
the up current was reached, and il
looked as if he must upset. The
floats weathered the treacherOus
currents and eddies beautifully,
and in four and a half minutes the
tired Frenchman landed on the
Canadian bank. He was greeted
by cheers from the bridge and both
banks of the river. He was taken
into the boat and was found not to
have even wet his clothing. Upon
arriving at the place of starting,
DR.. John y. Lannlgan, on behalf
of Buffalo admirers, presented the
plucky Frenchman a handsome
gold badge, set with a large ruby
in the centre and appropriately en-
graved. King proposes to ride his
wheel on New York Harbor from
the Statue of Liberty to the Brook
Ign Bridge.
Professor DE Leon LETT for Buffa-
10 with his wife before the hour an
nOunced for him to walk.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
NATIONAL AID TO EDUCATION.

Ten thousand teachers and cd
ucatOrs of the United States met
in convention IN Chicago recently
and considered, among other mat
tiers of Importance the Blair bill to
which they gave their hearty en-
dOrsemeut. This voice coming up
from the teachers Of the country,
representing as they do both the
great political parties, should have
not a little weight with the next
congress when this important
measure is called up for consider
alton. Not long since we were
present at meeting Of teachers
numbering about three hundred
and fifty. \ distinguished educa-
tor, wishing to know the sentiment
of the teachers on this subject,
took the vote and all present but
two voted for the bill, and one of
them said he favored the apprOpri-
alton but not the manner of distri-
button.
But the teachers are not alone
in their anxiety for the passage of
this measure, for the great masses
of the people are looking forward
with eager hope to the time when
our insufficient school funds shall
be supplemented by liberal ap-
preparation from the national treas
urv which is OVERLOOKING with
money that should be returned to
the people through some legitimate
and beneficial channel.
The demand for the passage of
the Blair Education Bill or some
similar measure, made by both the
democrats Of Virginia at the
Roanoke convention, and the re.
publications Of Ohio at the Toledo
convention, voices the sentiment
of the people everywhere, and
whatever our legislators find that
the great body of the people want,
that they will give them; for they
know full well that if they con-
tinue to disregard the will of the
people, their official career will
soon come to an untimely end and
that successors will he chosen to
them who will heed the wishes of
their constituents.
This should not by any means be
considered a political question. 1t
is a question for the people to settle
regardless Of all party affiliations,
and settling it in this way, with an
eye single to It's Justice and the
benefits to flow out to all the cOun-
try from its passage, it requires no
prophet to foretell that the BLAIR
bill or some similar measure will
at no distant period become a law.
Virginia PfOfcctiOnist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
BLIND TOM IN COURT.
HE Is TURNED OVER TO HIS NEW
COMMITTEE, AGAINST HIS
EARNEST PROTEST.

Especial dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. !
ALEXANDRIA, VA, August To-
Under an order of Judge Bond,
made some time ago, Blind Tom
was brought here today from War
rentOn to the United States Court
room by J. y. Bethunc, to be tie.
livered to \. j. Lercher, counsel for
Mrs. Eliza Bethune, the new com.
mittee appointed for Tom, with a
Wow to carrying him to New York.
Tom was much opposed to the
change, and at one time threatened
fight rather than go. Charity Wig
gins, his mother, come on from New
York to meet Tom. When she saw
him she said "TOm amt you going
to speak to your mother 1" but he
turned his back on her. At noon
Commissioner Fowler opened his
court, and Mr.. Bethune then de.
livered Tom to the marshal, and
said: "TOm, deliver you to the
court, and you will be turned over
to thief, out if the people where
you are going get tired OF you and
turn you off You can come back to
your old home and we will take
care of YOU" Tom said 81 DONE
want to go: | won't co." and was
almost in tears. The marshal said,
ayes, but people sometimes have to
20 where they do not want to" and
Tom replied, "But they can fight
"What do you want for dinner,
Tom 2" said the marshal. "SOme.
thing good" Tom replied. Dinner
was given him, and he seemed
content. Then the marshal said,
"Come on" but instead of coming
on, Tom crowded back INTO a cor.
ner, and appealed to Mr.. Bethune
not to let him 90. Many of those
present were much affected by the
scene. Atlength, after much coax
ing and promise that he should be
brought back, he consented to get
into a carriage, and with the Off
GERS and his mother he was driven
to the 1920 train and lett for New
York. The new committee was APP
pointed by a New York court, and
on Judge Bonds order Tom IS TAX
en- from the Virginia committee
The contest for the possession Of
Tom, who is now 80 years old, has
been going on for nearly 20 years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
Rooster and Snake Fast Friends.

A Roscommon county farmer
owns a rooster that chums with a
big black snake. The two hunt
together for their food and assist
each other IN securing it, frogs and
and insects being their particular
prey, and the fowl doing most of
the hard work. Whenever he runs
across a particularly fine fat frog
he will strut about it, ruflle his
feathers and cluck in order to call
his slnuous friend, exactly as the
ordinary rooster summons his hens
to some appetizing morsel. The
snake knows the call, and always
responds, to the evident satistac'
ton of the rooster. The pair are
q great curiosity, and their opera
tions have been watched with in
terest by many people.-DefroH
Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
CHURCH DIRECTORY

LUTHERAN. Rev. A. 4. j. BushOne
breaches in the Lutheran Church, on the
morning and evening of IT, ID Sabbath
and at night on the 4th Sabbath of each
month
METHoDIsT.-ReyG Geo. II. Zimmerman
breaches in the Methodist Church, al
Woodstock, on the I'd and 4th Sundays
morning and 81 in the evening, and at Ed
inburg on the lst and 81 Sundays of each
month, morning and g. in the evening.
PREsBYTRRIAN.- X. II. Fleming
breaches in the Presbyterian Church, al
Woodstock, every Sunday morning and
evening.
EPIscOPAL.-Rey. James W. Shields
will preach in Emmanuel Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Woodstock, on the LIST and
Sd Sundays Of each month, morning and
night.
RECOMMENDATION A. X. Kline breaches
in the Reformed church on the LIST and 3rd
Sundays in the morning and every Sunday
night.
CHRIsrIAN.-Rev. J. a. Spencer, preach
es in the Christian church at Woodstock,
on the I'd Sunday morning and evening.
NJ T.. CHURCH, COLORED.-Rey John
Meredith, breaches in Woodstock every 80
Sunday
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
THE BLUNDERER'S BOOM.

Complaints againt the inefficient
management Of the POst.Oflice De-
partment are still coming in from
nearly all parts of the country, the
latest and most emphatic emanat-
ing from the Jacksonville Times
Union, the leading Democratic
journal in Florida, which, under
the caption ~ Rotten Service"
declares that "there never has been
time since the establishment of
the post Office system Immediately
after the war when the mail service
IN Florida was as rotten, disOrgan-
lied, demOralized and untrust-
worthy as it is today"
According to the Times. Cai0R's
charges, innumerable letters and
papers are utterly lost in transit,
deliveries are tardy and irregular
and complaints sent to the authOri-
ties at Washington are quietly ig-
nored as too trivial for investiga-
ton. The Times Union is frank
enough to explain that "the trouble
is not only that trained and eXpe'
rienced officials and clerks have
been replaced by inexperienced
greenhOrns, but the discipline OF
the service seems to be utterly re-
laxed.n Similar complaints of in.
efficient postal service have been
frequent for a year or more, but
they have had no effect upon the
authorities of the POst-Oflice De
partment beyond accelerating theiI
activity in wedding out the few
Republican employees still remain
ing in the service.
Postmaster General Villas, o.
whose executive capacity so mucl
was expected by the Mugwumps
has developed into one of the most
energetic sp0ilsmen connected will
the Government, and his ilcOm
potency for administrative work is
unpleasantly demonstrated by the
utter decentralization he has
wrought in the postal service Sc
carefully and admirably organized
by his Republican predecessors-a
decentralization the extent Of which
is best indicated by the allegations
of the organs of his own party, like
our Florida contemporary.
Yet the finger OF destiny points
to Mr.. Villas as the man who is tC
adorn the Western end of the Dem
Ocratic ticket with Mr.. Cleveland
in 1883. Things are working il
that direction and so is Mr.. Villas
With the entire force of employees
of the POst-ollice system-Out-num
boring by many thousands those o
any other branch Of the Govern
Woodworking might and main fol
Cleveland and Villas there can b(
no doubt that the boom IS moving
along all night, whether the mai
matter Of the country is or not
The mission of the postal service
Just now is to serve Mr.. Villas frs
and the people afterward, and
good deal Of needless annoyance
may be avoided 10y keeping this
selfevident fact clearly in mind
Phiiddciphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
Sam Jones SaYIngs.

ROUND LAKE, n. Y, August 10.
AS Rev. Sam Jones meetings
proceed the interest is nobly in
creasing. His characteristic hits
to-day we're aimed particularly at
so.called church members. Some
of these, he SAID, are goody'goody'
and yet good for nothing. Some
would make first. class card players,
good stock jobbers, and fine jock
eys 4; but we're not nt for the church.
Tattlers or backbiters would keep
Heaven in a row all the time; but
they would all go to hell. If there
we're no fire there, tattlers alone
would make it uncomfortable.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
Destructive Fire at Hinton, ". Va.

HINTON, w. VA, August ID
A fire broke out in the large three
story frame building owned by DR..
s. p. Peck at midnight, destroying
It, together with his fine residence,
and stores owned by NJ. A. Rife,
occupied by Fredeking q Co.,
jewellers, Chris Ran, barber, the
postoflice, j. 8. Follensbee, drug.
gist, and the three.story brick
building owned by Adams 81
McClung, occupied by Andrew
Williams, groceries. At about 4
o'clock the side walls of the latter
building fell across the alley, crush
ing the building owned by w. G.
Ridgeway. The lower floor, Oc.
cupied by Wray Brothers as a
saloon aud the upper floors as a
clearinghouse. Mrs. Ridgeway,
who had returned to her house,
was caught in the ruins and seri.
ously injured. The balance of this
building has been torn down to
stop the progress of the fire
The building in which the
fire originated was in course of
erection. The fire is supposed to
be of incendiary origin. The loss
is between twenty and twenty-five
thousand dollars, probably half of
which is covered by insurance.
Postmaster b. S. Thompson saved
everything in his Office except three
thousand postal cards.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19

At Philadelphia Mrs. Rachel
Davis, an aged colored woman,
and her married daughters, Sarah
Dilkes and Elizabeth Milton, both
of whom lived with their mother,
were sent to the insane department
of the almshouse Saturday, all
victims, so it is alleged, Of a female
clairvoyant, Mrs. VIM. lie Dent.
Three weeks ago Mrs. lie Dent was
called on to see Mrs. Milton, who
was i'll, and while there informed
the latter that some one had put a
spell on her, which it was neces'
sary to remove at once. She gave
them some herbs to make tea TO
be drank, and put an amulet about
their necks, with instructions that
they should grab this with both
hands close to the chin occasionally
and remark, "Jack get out Of my
way This preyed upon their
minds and they became crazy
Mrs. lie Dent was arrested and
held in 5000 bail Monday on the
charge of fortune.telling, and 5000
additional on the charge of ad'
ministering drugs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19

At a preliminary examination
before a magistrate at Sinyth cOun-
ty, on Monday, Major VIM. B. b.
Horne, well.known citizen of Rye
Valley, and seven others were sent
to the grand jury for the shooting
of Peter Harwell a few weeks ago.
The magistrate refused to grant
bail and the parties were all placed
in confinement to await their trial.
The same parties, with five others,
we're sent to the grand jury on a
charge of arson in burning Har'
Wells dwelling house. One of the
men arralgned for the crime turned
states evidence, and gave the con-
spiracy away. The affair has caus-
ed the greatest excitement IN that
county.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
Victor. Victor.
THE BEST CLOVER HULLER
MADE.
HEADQUARTERS VICTOR CLOVER
HULLER MACHINE,

MADE.
HEADQUARTERS VICTOR CLOVER
HULLER MACHINE,
COLUMBUS, o., January |, 1857.
Being desrous of showing the SUPERIOR
ity OF the Victor Double Huller Clover
Machine to the manufacturers Of any 9th
or clover huller or clover seed attachments
to threshing machines, TO meet US at any
any Of the following named fairs during
the year 1851 Winchester, Va, Stanton,
Va. Hagerstown, Md. Changers Picnic,
Williams Grove, Cumberland county. Pa.
Lexington, KY, or any state or district
fair in the United States. Each company
or person who wishes 10 compete with the
Victor shall notify the association one
month prior 10 the meeting OF the fair
and shall deposit with the treasurer
10000 TO detray expense Of the trial,
and shall notify us in writing at our fac
tory in Columbus, at same time, request
ing the secretary of the fair association TO
do so officially.
The fair association shall appoint three
disinterested farmers, who shall take
charge of the trial on the second day Of
the fair, at 10 o'clock at which time the
hulling shall begin, by each person hav-
ing a machine there. drawing lots for po-
sitOn and order of starting and each
huller is to be cleaned out and examined
by the committee before starting. Each
huller is to have one pitcher, one feeder
and one man TO operate II, inside OF the
rope, which rope shall be stretched around
the machine six feet from it. Each buller
shall hull one load of such clover as the
committee may furnish on the fair ground
every day OF the fair il so required, the
loads to be Of equal weight. The time &C.
cupied in hulling shall be kept, and the
seed that is taken from the first hulling
shall be weighed separately from the bags,
and each huller shall be required TO rehull
the straw aud chat from each others ma
chimes, after the machines have been again
cleaned out by the committee and the
seed taken at the second hulling shall be
weighed. Each huller shall be run by
steam power. which shall be furnished by
the parties competing.
NEWARK MACHINE co.
For sale by
HOTEL & LACEY.
Aug l0-Iw Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19

Col. O'Ferrall is better politi.
clan than leglslatOr-more success
ful in getting himself elected than
in getting bills through Congress.
In his two terms of four years he
has introduced twenty.seven bills
relating to Virginia or some one or
more of her citizens, but it seems
that not one of his twenty.seven
ever passed the house of which Mr..
O'Ferrall is a member.-StGte Re
publtcqH.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
An Old Citizen SPEAKS.

Mr.. J. NJ. Norris, an old resident
of Rome, Ga, says, that he had
been badly troubled with Kidney
Complaint for a great many years
and with Eczema for three years
at times could scarcely walk and
had tried many remedies without
benefit, until he began taking Elec-
tric Bitters and amounting his hands
and feet with Bucklens Arnica
SaIve. This treatment afforded
him great relief and be strongly
recommends Electric Bitters to all
who suffer with Kidney Complaints
or need a Blood Purifier. Sold by
b. Schmitt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
Mr.. Blaine Says He Is Very Well.

Boston, August 13.-lnaprlyate
letter from Mr.. Blaine received here
to-day, dated at Bridge of Earn,
Scotland, August 2, he says; "All
news of and rumors of my coming
home or my i'll health are the in.
vention of the correspondent of the
Chicago NerS, who is following me
everywhere. | never was better in
my life, and | have not been i'll a
moment since | came to Europe. |
am coaching daily, and we are all
in perfect health. | expect to sail
tor homo June next